Bird Info

All Canberra's Birds: Photos, Calls, Local Status And Population Data

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  • Photos of each species taken by COG members.
  • Information from the Birds of Canberra Gardens book.
  • Distribution, seasonal occurrence, breeding and other information from COG's bird sighting database.
  • Bird calls.

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Common Name Scientific Name Family Group Status in ACT More Info...
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding summer migrant.
Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Non breeding vagrant.
Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident . Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Non-breeding vagrant.
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Very common, breeding resident.
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostris Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Common, breeding summer migrant.
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, non-breeding autumn migrant.
White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Uncommon, breeding summer migrant. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT.
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Very common, breeding resident.
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Common, breeding summer migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Common, breeding resident.
Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Uncommon, breeding resident.
Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Rare, breeding visitor.
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Very common, breeding resident.
White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Non-breeding vagrant.
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Very common, breeding resident.
Little Raven Corvus mellori Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Uncommon, breeding resident/winter migrant.
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Common, breeding resident.
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Very common, breeding resident.
Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Larks and Pipit Common, breeding resident.
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Larks and Pipit Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Horsfield’s Bushlark Mirafra javanica Larks and Pipit Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Finches Uncommon, breeding resident.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Finches Extinct. An introduced species.
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Finches Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Finches Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta Finches Non-breeding vagrant/escapee.
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis Finches Common, breeding resident.
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Finches Rare, breeding visitor/escapee.
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird Common, breeding summer migrant.
Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Swallows and Martins Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Swallows and Martins Common, breeding summer migrant.
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Swallows and Martins Very common, breeding resident.
White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Swallows and Martins Breeding vagrant.
Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis Old World Warblers Common, breeding summer migrant.
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Old World Warblers Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Old World Warblers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus Old World Warblers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Old World Warblers Common, breeding summer migrant.
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Silvereye Very common, breeding resident/migrant.
Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
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